Sunday, June 25, 2023

Jesus' delight

John 8
To follow Jesus, we must learn to reject the darkness of sin

We are too busy with all the exterior things.. and we nv cultivate our interiors (soul)
We seek relief externally, temp relief tt lead us to emptiness

Sin create a distance between us and God
Kills the light and causes darkness in the soul

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Trranspass is where we sin even we know tt it is wrong.. leading to iniquity

If we are struggling, we need to ask the Holy Spirit for the gift of
1. 

Isiah 11 2
7 annointings 

Isiah 11 3
To Jesus, His relationship with the Father is the most important... 

Proverbs

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The fear of the Lord is a health reverence (respect) for God tt is rooted in love
Without the help of the Holy Spirit, we don't even know tt we have sinned

The greatest battle is for our soul

2.

Proverbs
We must humble ourselves.. we need God
   We alone can't do anything good
Humility is not a denial of our strength
False humility 
Don't compare

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Humility = deep awareness of own weaknesses and a willingness to surrender to God's grace

Summ
Satan is trying very hard to lead us into sins

Don't allow the unnessssary attachments kills the purpose of God in us



Sunday, June 11, 2023

marked by His presence

To be marked is to be distincted, recognized

1. Moses and the Israelites were marked 
Exodus 33 15
They won't move if the presence big God didn't go

Exodus 33
Intemacy, be so closed to the presence of God

Exodus 46
As they follow the presence of God, God gave them victory wherever they go

2.
Acts 1 4

Acts 1 8

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They encountered God powerfully

Acts 2 1

Acts 2 3
The power filled the entire upper room
   The disciples were filled with the holy Spirit and the power of God 

Acts 4 13

3.
An atmosphere where God presence moves freely


1 Cor 14

The church is different when people are willing to live in faith


Mark 16
Jesus called us to go out to the world, and bring His presence to the people


Sunday, June 4, 2023

the Pentecostal outpouring on men and women

Acts 2
Acts 2 18

Gal 3
Everybody status is raised to be equal
   Poor and rich, male and female, young and old
Jesus on the cross to free the opressed

Women of authority
Equality of male and female

Leadership by gift, not by gender!

Gen 1
Both Adam and Eve were created equal in the image of God

Gen 1
From the beginning, both men and women were to rule tgt... Not men over women or women over men

Gen 2 18
As a helper! Not follower

Gen 3 16
Men ruling over women is a curse of sin
   In the beginning, it was not so

1 Cor 11 3
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Head = source
   Not authority
1 Cor 11

In creation, man is first
But there after, women first.. both are equal


Eph 5
1. 
Not social
2. 
3.
Thankful to God, nv lose thanksgivings in down times
4.
2 ways.. submitting to one another

Eph 5 22
Women submitting is alr the culture

Eph 5 23
Jesus laid down His life for the church
   Not abt authority, but servantship
   Jesus doesn't take the last say to our life

Eph
Love the women unconditionally just like Jesus
If love is mutual, submission is also to mutual

1 Cor 2
Sex is to be within the bound of marriage

1 Cor 2 4
Mutual authority

Its ok to have leadership, but with the fruit of the spirit
Just do what we are gifted to do
Not a competition, but to complement each other's strength and weaknesses